You know which ones I'm talking about. During the recent years we didn't have a single movie to get 10 Oscar noms or more, but I think this is about to change this year! The Curious Case of Benjamin Button looks like a near-lock to make that and The Dark Knight has a solid chance too.


Here's what I'm thinking:


The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 13

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Actor
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Make-Up
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Editing
Best Editing
Best Art Direction
Best Score


The Dark Knight - 10

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Supporting Actor
Best Editing
Best Score
Best Cinematography
Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects


Slumdog Millionaire - 6

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Supporting Actor
Best Cinematography
Best Editing


Milk - 7

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Original Screenplay
Best Score
Best Art Direction


Frost/Nixon - 5

Best Picture
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Actor
Best Editing
Best Score


WALL-E - 6

Best Animated Picture
Best Score
Best Song
Best Original Screenplay
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing


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Reminds me of 2003...

Button & TDK = Return of the King & Master and Commander
Slumdog Millionaire = Lost on Translation
Milk = Mystic River
Frost/Nixon = Seabiscuit

Slumdog should be the frontrunner for a score nomination.

Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire


Director
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant – Milk


Actor
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button


Actress
Meryl Streep – Doubt


Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin – Milk
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt


Supporting Actress
Viola Davis – Doubt


Original Screenplay
Milk
Wall-E


Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Slumdog Millionaire


Art Direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight


Cinematography
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire


Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire


Costumes
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button


Score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Wall-E


Song
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E


Sound Mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Wall-E


Sound Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Wall-E


FX
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight


Make Up
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button


Animated Film
Wall-E


The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 13
The Dark Knight - 9
Slumdog Millionaire - 7
Wall-E - 6
Doubt - 5
Milk - 5

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 10

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Make-Up
Best Score
Best Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects

Slumdog Millionaire - 8
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Supporting Actor (Patel)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Editing
Best Original Song ("Jaiho")

The Dark Knight - 7

Best Director
Best Supporting Actor (Ledger)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Editing

Milk - 7

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor (Penn)
Best Supporting Actor (Brolin)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Art Direction
Best Film Editing

WALL-E - 7

Best Picture
Best Original Screenplay
Best Score
Best Song
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Animated Picture

Frost/Nixon - 5
Best Picture
Best Actor (Langella)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Original Score

Jon, you don't think TDK will get a score nom?!!

Isn't Slumdog eligible for Score?

Eh, just because they bended the (stupid) rules to get it in doesn't guarantee a nomination, especially with a branch as stuffy/crazed as the Music branch.

I think the fact they bothered to let it back in will bring it in. The Joker theme is the most iconic film music of the year without a doubt.

I've been puzzling here for a few minutes now, and the closest I can come to thinking of Joker's theme with be the waning strings every time he shows up. So, I'd hardly call anything from the score "iconic", other than the theme from Batman Begins.

Though I don't think any movie music this year yet qualifies as "iconic".

Not even "Hello, Dolly!"

Slumdog Millionaire could see double-digit noms.

That's a real stretch, though. The Sound thing just seems like typical CAS antics. Babel, Finding Neverland, Crash... I don't see three films getting double-digit nominations.

Yeah, 10 is quite unlikely; but I do believe the margin between BB (or TDK) and Slumdog is going to be pretty small, and that will make Slumdog the firm frontrunner.

Plus, that means it'd have to get in for both Sound/Sound Editing or take one of those and get a nom in Costume/Art. That seems like a reeeeal stretch. It's kind of like if Doubt gets a surprise nom in DGA tomorrow it'll be equal to Wall-E and Frost/Nixon. Yes, but how likely is it?

Um...I don't even remember it? Nothing this year really screams iconic to me. Heck the last music piece that really is iconic to me is....Pan's?

The waning strings when he goes into his spooky bits.

TWBB's score was amazing, too.

Well, I got WALL-E, Benjamin Button and Frost/Nixon right.

Was totally off on Slumdog, though.